Since I came back early in Taipei from Jiufen, I took a short rest at the Hostel. A shower with hot water came after that. Then I went back to Zhongxiao Fuxing Station to buy some Jill Stuart cosmetics.
Anyway, for one reason or the other, I decided to dress up. I bought a dress just for my Taiwan trip, and I wanted to use it that night. I even curled my long hair. Call me vain, and I won't take it against you. Besides, I want to look great for my night out in Taipei, plus, I was hoping Eric from the hostel would see me in my kinda pretty state. And, it never hurts to look presentable. Who knows, I might meet someone. Heehee.
This is me, all dressed up, with hair curled, and looking grotesque.
So, I decided to go to Sogo first. I know my way there and so I just took the blue line and alighted at Zhongxiao Fuxing Station. I headed to the cosmetics department which took me a while to find. I bought some Jill Stuart cosmetics because I've almost emptied my compact. And I found myself withdrawing cash at an atm. Oh, well.
A Jill Stuart sales person helped me find a great lipstick, pinkish, which works best for me, and a very flattering blush. However, the sales staff thought I won't be buying the lipstick and the blush, so they weren't added to my bill. I guess, it was not really meant for me to buy those. At least, I looked nice in the lipstick and blush I had on my face.
So, I went to Ximending, a place I was not able to visit the first time I got to Taipei. It was easy enough to find. It was on the blue line, too. However, when I got to Ximending, I was like, "this is it?" Well, let's just say that I was a bit disappointed. I felt the place didn't appeal to me. There were a lot of people, for one thing, and I think, I am just too old for the place. It's hip and young, and I am not. Heehee. Besides, it was not bright and as colorful as I hoped it would be; not that I was hoping to see Rainbow Brite or anything. It was even hard to take pictures using my point-and-shoot camera. So, none of my photos turned out great. They're either overblown or overexposed or blurred. Well, I am partly to blame because I don't really know how to work a camera.
I wandered around Ximending. One thing's for sure, the place is alive, and there are a lot of cinemas! They're everywhere. And since I came around dinner time, the restaurants were packed and I saw a lot of food stalls with really long lines. I wanted to line up, too, but I was not up to it. I still needed to find a candy shop that I specifically intended to visit.
And the shop is called SOPHISCA. They sell candies and chocolates in cute and novelty packages. There's a condom choco, sanitary napkin marshmallows, jelly syringe, candy boobies and more. There were a lot of people inside so I was only able to take a photo or two. As to how I found Sophisca? I just walked till I got to the right alley and saw a white sheep against a pink background (logo). It was luck.
Don't forget the logo!
Inside the shop.
I got these photos of Sophisca's products from their website:
FYI, there are branches in Jiiufen and Danshui, too. And these are the stuff I bought at Sophisca as treats and souvenirs for my friends and family:
I couldn't remember if I ate dinner that night. I don't think I did. I remember my feet burning because I had been walking with flat shoes since early morning.
